Twelve   Short Fiction by Bob McCauley $12.00 Free Shipping Quantity

One Chapter Sample of Twelve Note from the Author “For a true writer each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed.” ~ Ernest Hemingway I am a word warrior. I started writing when I was 15 years old. I first wrote poetry. I scrawled long rambling poems that were my apprenticeship to the English language. Soon, I began writing fiction, short stories and vignettes, which later turned into novellas. Then I wrote my first novel, Usurped. It was set in Israel, which was only a stage to put forth my assertion that Western Civilization has at its core two main religious and secular influences, those of Israel and Greece. I have written three books on Natural Health. Writing fiction is many times more difficult than factual writing. With non-fiction, the words only need be in the correct order so that you can effectively communicate with your reader. With fiction you need to create emotion, sympathy and pathos in your reader and that is quite difficult. This is my first published work of fiction. I started writing these 12 loosely connected, yet interwoven stories in 1988. They are short works of expressive language painted on the canvass of blank paper. Dynamic art, art that lives with a strong pulse and pumping lungs, has the potential to transform lives in positive ways. Experiencing true art makes one ponder life and consider souls, including your own. There is no greater accomplishment for an artist than to change a mind or make a heart flutter to read or hear or see the art they have created. More than anything, I hope you enjoy these Twelve Modern Stories. ~ Bob McCauley Order: Quantity Author Biography I was born in Lansing, Michigan, Sparrow Hospital, September 20, 1957. I went to Eastern High School where I was the Captain of the cross-country and tracks teams (1975). I held the title as best long-distance runner in my school two years in a row. I graduated in Journalism from Michigan State University in 1980. I have worked dozens of jobs from factory laborer to land surveyor to legal secretary at a major New York law firm. I lived on two kibbutzim in Israel, traveled through nearly every state of India, every country in Europe and most of the Far East. I have also traveled extensively throughout my homeland of America. I have run my own business, The Watershed Wellness Center, for 14 years. I'm a 3rd degree black belt Tae Kwon Do and Certified Instructor with the American Taekowndo Association. I have written three books and lectured on natural health for 10 years. I have hosted both radio and TV shows on health. I am 50 and still run consecutive six-minute miles. I also practice Chi Gong and follow the Six Components of Natural Health laid out in my health books. I was born and still am a Catholic. Of all my endeavors, nothing has been harder for me than to write these 12 works of short fiction because nothing is more difficult than writing fiction that actually moves the almighty reader. In the meantime, I intend to stay healthy and continue writing about natural health. I will also write more fiction, even though fiction is often the most believable thing I write about. “True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier for our living in it.” ~ Pliny the Elder Other books by Bob McCauley